# Raw egg in the radiator? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 12, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/raw-egg-in-the-radiator/74587 "2012-09-12T19:55:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/raw-egg-in-the-radiator/74587/1 "2012-09-12T19:55:13Z")
Does the raw egg in the radiator trick really work? it was just discussed here and I’m thinking a very definite maybe. Anyone try it? Rocketman ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/raw-egg-in-the-radiator/74587/2 "2012-09-12T20:03:29Z")
Why screw up your entire cooling system when there are proven commercial products on the market designed expressly to take care of the problem? ---
**Author:** ![RemcoW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/remcow/32/2471_2.png) [@RemcoW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RemcoW)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/raw-egg-in-the-radiator/74587/3 "2012-09-12T20:10:55Z")
+1 Eggs are for breakfast. That’s it. For instance, there’s this stuff out there called “Radweld” by Holtz that Subaru rebadges and calls a “Coolant system conditioner”. It is supposed to help fix small leaks in the head gasket. If your radiator is leaking, I’d just replace it. It is easy to do and pretty cheap. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/raw-egg-in-the-radiator/74587/4 "2012-09-12T20:39:58Z")
Never tried. Would not try it. My preference is to do an actual repair. I’ll try it when and if I ever see “eggs” on the automotive manufacturer’s parts list in the cooling system design drawings. ---
**Author:** ![gdawgs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/258eb7/32.png) [@gdawgs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gdawgs)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/raw-egg-in-the-radiator/74587/5 "2012-09-12T21:11:24Z")
if you are cool with a messy clean up, go for it. I personally think it would work, but only temporarily. let us know. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/raw-egg-in-the-radiator/74587/6 "2012-09-12T23:49:27Z")
I’ve never tried a raw egg. But I know black pepper stops radiator leaks. I’ve used black pepper to stop an external head gasket leak on a Beretta I owned. Tester ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/raw-egg-in-the-radiator/74587/7 "2012-09-13T02:30:50Z")
Breakfast for your radiator, 1 egg and a tbsp of pepper? now if only there were orange juice! ---
**Author:** ![WesternRoadtripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@WesternRoadtripper](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WesternRoadtripper)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/raw-egg-in-the-radiator/74587/8 "2012-09-13T05:41:06Z")
I think some hash browns would add fiber to the patch. ---
**Author:** ![RemcoW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/remcow/32/2471_2.png) [@RemcoW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RemcoW)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 5:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/raw-egg-in-the-radiator/74587/9 "2012-09-13T05:58:05Z")
How about a nice cuppa coffee? ---
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/raw-egg-in-the-radiator/74587/10 "2012-09-13T15:26:03Z")
I don’t have a leak I was just thinking out loud I guess … personally I believe that “stop-leak” products probably will work but would also clog the rest of the cooling system. Maybe work too well. The egg idea and Testers’ black pepper are interesting MacGyver fixes tho, don’t you think? Any others? Rocketman ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/raw-egg-in-the-radiator/74587/11 "2012-09-13T17:17:09Z")
Actually Mythbusters did the “egg in a radiator to stop a small leak” test. It actually worked. Of course you still have egg in your radiator, which probably isn’t a good thing, but as temporary stop-gap solution it’s a viable option.